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Missouri man admits to robberies that end with fatal police shooting

KANSAS CITY (AP) — A suburban Kansas City man has been convicted in a string of armed robberies that ended with police fatally shooting another suspect.

Police tape marks the scene of the robbery and fatal shooting image courtesy KCTV

The U.S. attorney’s office says 23-year-old Deonte Collins-Abbott, of Grandview, Missouri, pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a conspiracy to commit robbery and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. He faces 25 years in federal prison under a plea deal.

The robberies came to an end in March 2016 when Collins-Abbott and two others stole money and prescription cough syrup from a Walgreens in Blue Springs, Missouri. Court records say one of the other robbers, 22-year-old Jermon Seals, of Shawnee, Kansas, was shot after pointing a gun at officers outside the store.

Collins-Abbott and the third suspect were caught after a foot pursuit

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